Seafood
Kappa
Boiled tapioca mashed with coconut, chilli, and turmeric — eaten with fish or chammanthi.
About
Kappa (tapioca, cassava) is boiled until soft, then mashed or cubed with coconut, green chilli, turmeric, and coconut oil. It is a highland and coastal staple, famously paired with fish curry, beef, or a sharp coconut chammanthi.
Course
Main / staple
Region
Coast / high ranges
Typically with
Fish curry, chammanthi, beef fry
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